Mirror-pivot.



"W. E. GROVE.

MIRROR PIVOT. APPLIGATION'I'ILED JAN. 3.1911.

1 ,002,201. Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

WILLIAM EMORY GROVE, OF NEW FREEDOM, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF'TO HARRY Gr. SIELING, OF RAILROAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

MIRROR-PIVOT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 3, 1911.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

Serial No. 600,631.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EMORY GROVE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Freedom, in the county of York and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMirror-Pivots, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for hanging swinging mirror frames intheir supports on dressers, chifi'onniers and the like, and has for itsobject the provision of a device by which the mirror frame may bequickly removed and replaced on its support, and when the mirror is inplace will permit of adjusting the mirror at any angle desired and willretain the mirror in adjusted positions until moved. The device isfurthermore inconspicuous when in place and extremely reasonable in costof manufacture.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a rear view of a mirrorand its support showing my improved pivot in position. Fig. 2, anenlarged view of the pivot, assembled, Fig. 3, an edge view of one ofthe friction sleeves detached, Fig. 1, a side view of the pivot pin, andFig. 5 a cross section of the socket member.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designatecorrespond ing parts in the several views.

My invention is as stated to be used in hanging mirror frames ondressers, chiffonniers and the like and in Fig. 1 my improved pivot isshown in use on a mirror frame A. hung on standards B.

The improved pivot consists of three members illustrated separately inFigs. 3, 4 and 5. The friction sleeve shown in Fig. 8 is secured to thestandards B either in the position shown in Fig. 1 or reversed, theposition being governed by the design of the standards and the height ofthe mirror frame, and consists of a single piece of material bentintermediate of its ends to form a cylindrical sleeve 1, the two endsextending from said sleeve being of unequal lengths as shown, the longerone 2 being the base and provided with two screw holes 3 and 1 while theshorter end 5 is formed with a sin gle hole 6.

- The pivot pin shown in Fig. 4 is substantially L-shaped as shown andconsists of the two arms 7 and 8, the arm 7 being rotatably mounted insleeve 1 and being frictionally engaged thereby, while the other arm 8fits in a socket member 9 secured to the back of the mirror frame, saidsocket member consisting of a base plate 9 having a screw hole at eachend thereof and a socket 9 formed intermediate of its ends.

In use the pivot members are assembled as shown in Fig. 1, thefrictional engagement of the sleeves 1 with the arms 7 of the pivot pinsbeing regulated by tightening or releasing the screws a through holes 4:and 6 so that the mirror frame A when in place may be adjusted todifferent angles as desired and will remain in the position placed, thefrictional engagement of the sleeves and pins being sufficient toovercome the force of gravity tending to return the mirror to an uprightposition. Also it will be apparent that the mirror frame may be removedquickly by lifting it so that the socket members disengage the arms 8,and may be as quickly replaced when desired, this feature beingespecially desirable in packing the mirror frame for shipment and inmoving the article of furniture from place to place.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is a In combination witha mirror frame and its supports, horizontally disposed friction sleevessecured to the supports, each of said sleeves consisting of a singlepiece of material bent intermediate of its ends to form a cylindricalsleeve, the two ends of said material provided with alined holes toreceive a driven fastening, a pivot pin rotatably mounted in each sleeveand frictionally engaged thereby, the frictional engagement of thesleeve and pin being adjusted by the driven fastening through the alinedholes aforesaid, said pins having upwardly extending, angularextensions, and socket members secured to the mirror frame and removablyand replaceably engaging the angular extensions aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM EMORY GROVE.

Witnesses:

WM. G. ALLEN, J. A. W. GRAYBILL.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. G.

